Chapter 696 Cleanup
Wu Fei's suicide by jumping off the building was something none of us expected. Based on his personality, I originally thought he would surrender in order to survive, but I didn't expect him to be so direct and jump off the roof.
I don't feel sorry for his death; such an idiot doesn't deserve to die. His death actually made me feel much better.
It's just that the way he died was a bit unexpected.
The people who rushed in searched the central building and pulled out all the bodies inside.
I looked at the bodies, most of them guards, six members of the committee, plus Wu Fei who jumped to his death. There were only two bodies left, four people missing.
I frowned and said to Pu Weichao, "Four members of the committee are missing. They must have taken advantage of the chaos to run away just now."
Pu Weichao wasn't in a hurry and said, "It's alright. Even if these four people run away, it doesn't matter. Do you think they can cause any trouble?"
I paused for a moment, then said, "But we can't underestimate them. Even a rabbit will bite when cornered."
Pu Weichao said, "It's alright, let them keep an eye on things outside. If those four people really want to run away, it will be very obvious."
I don't really have any thoughts on this. If those four people really ran away, they probably won't come back. After all, Wu Fei is dead, and Jiangbei has returned to its previous state. If they come back, they will definitely be recognized, and it's uncertain whether they will survive.
The central building was quickly cleaned up.
As for the corpses in Jiangbei, they were quickly transported away. After all, people still need to live in Jiangbei, and it's not a good idea to leave the corpses there all the time.
After dealing with this matter, Jiangbei officially returned to normal, and Pu Weichao led his men to leave Jiangbei.
We were actually lucky to liberate Jiangbei this time; Xu Le just happened to be away. If he were here, things probably wouldn't have been so simple. Given Xu Le's methods, even if he lost, he would likely have dragged the entire population of Jiangbei down with him.
After all our people withdrew from Jiangbei, Su Mu led the people in Jiangbei to re-enter the Jiangbei community.
Su Mu's actions after his return were witnessed by many people in Jiangbei, which shattered their perception of him. Coupled with the fact that the committee's actions were excessive, Su Mu's image naturally became more admirable in everyone's mind.
As the crowd gradually returned to Jiangbei, my heart finally settled down.
The matter in Jiangbei has been perfectly resolved, and now we can go to Hangzhou.
However, with the roads blocked by heavy snow, it's obviously unrealistic to take so many people to Hangzhou. We can only go there with Pu Weichao first, and then find a way to send people over to provide support.
However, with Pu Weichao around, they should be able to do quite a lot. After all, he has many ideas, and who knows, he might be able to help Longfor reverse its decline.
Su Mu was speaking from a high platform, and many people around him were listening to him.
I couldn't be bothered to listen, so I turned around and walked towards the Jiangbei gate.
The Jiangbei matter is over, and Su Mu has become their leader again. There's nothing for me to do here, so I can only leave.
On my way out, I ran into Chang Jie, who was running inside, seemingly wanting to hear what Su Mu had to say. When he saw me, he asked in surprise, "Are you leaving?"
I smiled and said, "Yes, things are over here, and I should go now."
Chang Jie didn't stop him and said with a smile, "Alright, remember to come visit often in the future."
Yes, I will.
As I stepped out the gate, I saw that the men I had brought earlier were already heading back.
I saw the car in front of me, got on it, and Pu Weichao was in the car.
Pu Weichao looked at me, somewhat surprised, "Why didn't you stay and celebrate with them?"
I smiled wryly and said, "I don't live in Jiangbei, so why should I celebrate with them? Besides, now that things are over in Jiangbei, shouldn't you come with me to Hangzhou?"
Pu Weichao replied, "Accompanying you to Hangzhou is no problem, but we'll have to wait two more days."
"Why?"
Pu Weichao said, "Jiangbei has just recovered. I estimate that Su Mu will kill some people in the next two days. We will have to resume the previous trade relations with Jiangbei. So these two days are crucial. I have to take charge of the overall situation. If you feel bored, you can relax in these two days. Anyway, there's nothing to do in these two days."
I didn't object to Pu Weichao's words. Thinking about it, it makes sense. Jiangbei has just recovered and is still quite chaotic. These next two days are indeed crucial. I guess Pu Weichao is brewing a set of rules in his mind, rules to check and balance all the communities.
After all, the situation in Jiangbei was too sudden, but that doesn't mean it won't happen in other communities. If such a situation occurs in a community, the resort will be the most affected.
The resort, acting as a link between the three communities, is weak in power but wields considerable influence.
The reason this disharmonious mechanism exists is that the current leaders of the three communities are all in contact with me. However, the way I am showing now is making Pu Weichao a little worried. He is afraid that I will stay in Hangzhou and not come back, and then the people in the resort may not be able to control the other three communities.
After all, everyone has ambition.
People seem to be getting along well now, but that doesn't mean it will continue to be so in the future.
Pu Weichao continued, "It seems that we still need to have our own power."
I guessed what he meant and said, "You want the resort to unify the entire delta, right?"
Pu Weichao said, "Yes, I want to unify this place. Only by completely unifying it can the Jiangbei incident be prevented from happening again."
I didn't say anything; I hadn't thought about unification.
Pu Weichao said, "Two days later, I will accompany you to Hangzhou. After I see the situation in Hangzhou, I will give you a choice. What you do then is up to you."
I said, "Okay."
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Over the next two days, I received a lot of news from Jiangbei.
Just as Pu Weichao had said, Su Mu began killing people. He started purging the remaining rebels in Jiangbei, and he even sent people to capture the four who had escaped, beheading them on the spot.
I don't know what to say about this news.
In short, everything is moving forward according to the wheels of history. I don't know what Jiangbei will become in the future; I can only wait and see.
There are no conflicts between communities now, but who knows what the future holds? Right now, everyone is cooperating to make a living, but once they no longer have to worry about food, many problems will likely arise.
Therefore, Pu Weichao's idea is correct; unification is necessary. Only through unification can such inexplicable troubles be prevented from recurring.
(End of this chapter)
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